sealed with a six! Fuller on the stumps, Shadab goes down on one knee and slog-sweeps it over deep midwicket
Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 1st T20I at Dhaka, BDESH v PAK, Nov 19 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary
That's all from our side for this game. See you soon.
Babar Azam: The wicket was a bit difficult, not easy to bat on. So the credit goes to our middle order - Fakhar, Khushdil and how Nawaz finished. We could have bowled them earlier, we ended up conceding 15-20 runs extra but that happens in cricket.
Hasan Ali is the Player of the Match: I would like thank Allah first of all. Obviously, it's a pleasant moment for me. My performance wasn't up to the mark in the World Cup but you have ups and downs in your career. I have been here during the BPL and I know it's generally a slow pitch. So I bowled stump to stump and got wickets.
Mahmudullah: I think when we chose to bat first, it looked a pretty good wicket to bat on but there was help for bowlers too. Hopefully, we can come up with a better plan tomorrow. It would have been better to get 140 but with 127, we thought if we could get a couple of wickets early on, which our bowlers did, Taskin, Fizz, Mahedi, we were very close but the credit goes to their last two batters.
Time for the presentation ceremony.
Shihab Karim: "People can talk all about BD's lack of big hitters, consistent batters, X factor bowlers. But what's obvious is the lack of mentality in this team. They fold very easily, and in spectacular fashion"
Sumail Hussain: "This shows that Pakistan knows the conditions of Bangladesh better than other teams which struggled in recent past"
Shah Safeer: "Kids were worried that Pakistan are gonna shell this one out but legends knew that's how we PLAY cricket!!"
Rizwan Zafar: "This is the Pakistan team we , the Pak fans, have known for years and not the one we recently saw in T20 WC. Collapse, comeback and heartbreaks!"
5.40pm It turned out to be much closer than it looked like at the halfway stage. Around the 16 over mark, it even started to look like Bangladesh could pull this off but those vital hits from Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz sealed the game for Pakistan with four balls to spare. You cannot fault with Bangladesh's bowlers, their batters need to take the blame for putting up only 127.
starts with a short delivery. Finds extra cover with the cut shot
Just two needed now. Doesn't matter who bowls here. Finally here's Aminul
Asif: "Is that Nawaz or Asif in disguise"
a wide yorker and Nawaz cannot connect this time
That all but seals the game. Another short of a length ball and Nawaz pulls it over deep midwicket. Little fuss, maximum result
fuller outside off and drilled towards deep extra cover. A sliding stop there cannot prevent the second run
what a shot! A length ball around off, Nawaz stands tall and smashes it over long-on and clears the fielder with ease
Raqib: "Mahmudullah took the shot on 18th over and it backfired! Poor Fizz!"
fuller and wider outside off. Nawaz looks to hit it through covers but misses
16 required off 11
length ball outside off, guided towards backward point
Ahmed Badar: "Over by over comparison is probably the best addition in the recent past"
short of length, this time into the body and Nawaz connects the pull. Hits it behind square leg and fetches the boundary
short of length but he rolled his fingers over it. Nawaz went for the pull but was early into the shot and the ball went under the bat
length ball around off, steered towards point for a quick single
bang! A length ball angling across. Shadab moves towards the off side and swats it over long-off. The fielder puts in the jump but it just evades him
fuller, but much closer to the batter this time. Shadab attempts a pull but misses
four on the first ball of the over. Fuller and wider outside off, the angle helps Shadab as he smashes it through extra cover
32 required from the last three overs. Mustafizur and Shoriful have one left each. Will Mahmudullah risk bowling the 18th? No, Mustafizur will finish early
a bouncer to welcome him to the crease. Nawaz ducks under it
Nawaz is the new batter
Tahir: "Looks like a redemption day for Hasan Ali both with the ball and bat"
Khushdil departs too. A length ball outside off, Khushdil chases it but can only get an outside edge to the keeper. The Bangladesh players are jubilant
short of length once more, this time Shadab mistimes the pull. A single to long-on
short again, much straighter this time. Khushdil mistimes the pull towards deep midwicket
length ball outside off, stays back and smashes it over mid-off. The deep extra cover cannot reach there in time
slower one bowled into the pitch and wide outside off. Khushdil had to reach out for it, gets it from the toe end of the bat towards the bowler
38 needed from four overs. Shoriful comes back into the attack
Over 20 • PAK 132/6
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)